Repository In a Box (RIB), v2.1.2 patch
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1) What's new in the patch
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* Improved interoperation feature:
	Being able to create/update "usable" interoperation
	objects in each local class

* Improved join feature:
	Being able to include interoperation objects in the
	final join matrix

* Improved import feature:
	Being able to recursively import objects that are
	related to one another

* Modified file upload feature:
	Made the file upload procedure more user friendly

* Bugs fixed:
	Fixed the major bug of not being able to change the data
	model and some other minor bugs


2) Unpacking and installing the patch
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To unpack the patch, copy 'rib-2.1.2-patch.tgz' to a temporary
directory (better NOT the directory containing your original
RIB 2.1.2) and execute 

	gunzip -dc rib-2.1.2-patch.tgz | tar -xvf -

This will create the directory rib-2.1.2-patch.

To install the patch, execute the following instructions:

   	cd rib-2.1.2-patch
   	./install.sh

(Make sure your RIB server is running when you install the patch.)

The 'install.sh' script will prompt for the directory where you
installed your original RIB 2.1.2. It will then update your original
RIB files as well as your MySQL database.

To complete the installation, your RIB server will be restarted
automatically to make sure the patch is in effect.

For usage info of the new features, consult their updated help pages.


3) Acknowledgements
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This patch is developed by Yuanlei Zhang (<zhang@cs.utk.edu>) under
the supervision of Dr. Jack Dongarra and Dr. Shirley Moore.

Please send questions or comments to <rib@nhse.org>.